Sno-Isle LibrariesNON-FICTION: Biographies and Autobiographieshttp://www.sno-isle.org/recommendations/?rid=905
Sno-Isle Libraries serves 697,770 residents in Washington's Snohomish and Island counties through 21 community libraries, online services, and Library on Wheels.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:25:54 GMTRockin' the boat : 50 iconic rebels and revolutionaries : from Joan of Arc to Malcolm Xhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=834437&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1936976749/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>We love to root for the underdog, and that's part of why we're drawn to the stories of revolutionaries. Whether they fail, succeed, or succeed only to become what they once fought against, people who can rally others to their cause and shake up the status quo tend to be inherently interesting. Rockin' the Boat tells the stories of 50 such legends throughout the world, from people fed up with the Roman Empire, to the revolutionaries who helped create America.--Provided by publisher.</p><p>Fleischer, Jeff, author.</p><p>TEEN 920.02 FLEISCH</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=834437&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Laughing at my nightmarehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=745723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781626720077/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>With acerbic wit ... Shane Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a 'you-only-live-once' perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what it is like to have a life-threatening disease.</p><p>Burcaw, Shane, author.</p><p>TEEN BIO BURCAW BURCAW</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=745723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Ida M. Tarbell : the woman who challenged big business--and won!http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=727878&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780547290928/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Tarbell was the catalyst for exposing the truth behind corruption and unfair business practices. She investigated and published works about the Standard Oil Trust for McClures Magazine that informed the world of shady business dealings and skyrocketed her into the public eye. She wrote inspiring and engaging biographies on public figures, her most notable on Abraham Lincoln. Although largely forgotten as the country forged into the 20th century, her writing of the truth lives on.</p><p>McCully, Emily Arnold, author.</p><p>TEEN BIO TARBELL MCCULLY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=727878&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Frida & Diego : art, love, lifehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=735177&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780547821849/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Explores the tumultuous lives, marriage, and work of Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.</p><p>Reef, Catherine, author.</p><p>TEEN 759.972 REEF</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=735177&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Talibanhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=647623&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780316322409/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.</p><p>Yousafzai, Malala, 1997- author.</p><p>BIO YOUSAFZ YOUSAFZ</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=647623&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6As nature made him : the boy who was raised as a girlhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=741986&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0061120561/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>"In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender"--Cover.</p><p>Colapinto, John, 1958-</p><p>306.768 COLAPIN</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=741986&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6This star won't go out : the life and words of Esther Grace Earlhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=689521&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780525426363/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A memoir told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl.</p><p>Earl, Esther, 1994-2010, author.</p><p>TEEN 362.1969 EARL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=689521&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6I am Scout : a biography of Harper Leehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=185571&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0805083340/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>This biography tells the story of how Harper Lee struggled to become an author and created one of the most popular novels of the 20th century.</p><p>Shields, Charles J., 1951-</p><p>TEEN BIO LEE SHIELDS</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=185571&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The notorious Benedict Arnold : a true story of adventure, heroism, & treacheryhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=261074&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781596434868/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>An introduction to the life of Benedict Arnold that highlights not only the traitorous actions that made him legendary, but also his heroic involvement in the American Revolution.</p><p>Sheinkin, Steve.</p><p>J BIO ARNOLD SHEINKI</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=261074&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Tomboy : a graphic memoirhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=735413&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781936976553/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir.</p><p>Prince, Liz, author.</p><p>TEEN BIO PRINCE PRINCE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=735413&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemptionhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246872&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781400064168/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.</p><p>Hillenbrand, Laura.</p><p>BIO ZAMPERI HILLENB</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246872&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6A girl named Faithful Plum : the true story of a dancer from China and how she achieved her dreamhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=327555&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780375869600/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>In A Girl Named Faithful Plum, renowned journalist Richard Bernstein has written a fascinating account of one girl's struggle to go from the remote farmlands of China to the world's stages, and the lengths she went to in order to follow her dream.</p><p>Bernstein, Richard, 1944-</p><p>J BIO LI BERNSTE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=327555&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Steve Jobs : the man who thought different : a biographyhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=433650&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781250015570/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropout to his Buddhist faith and friendship with Steve Wozniak, in a portrait framed around his inspirational Stanford University commencement speech.</p><p>Blumenthal, Karen.</p><p>TEEN BIO JOBS BLUMENT</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=433650&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Devil in the details : scenes from an obsessive girlhoodhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=79933&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780316158770/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A woman who suffered from an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder in her childhood recounts how her drive for perfection and incessant hand-washing rituals compromised her daily life and strained her relationship with her parents.</p><p>Traig, Jennifer.</p><p>BIO TRAIG TRAIG</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=79933&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Soul surfer : a true story of faith, family, and fighting to get back on the boardhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=312696&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781439165799/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack describes how she has coped with this life-altering event with the help of her faith, the changes in her life, and her return surfing.</p><p>Hamilton, Bethany.</p><p>TEEN BIO HAMILTO HAMILTO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=312696&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faithhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=191193&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780805087215/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>An account of Charles Darwin’s life and evolutionary theory, examining how his personal life affected his work and vice versa because of his wife’s strong religious beliefs.</p><p>Heiligman, Deborah.</p><p>TEEN BIO DARWIN HEILIGM</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=191193&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Jane Austen : a life revealedhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=300305&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780547370217/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>An intimate peek at Austen’s life and innermost feelings, interweaving her narrative with well-crafted digests of each of Austen’s published novels.</p><p>Reef, Catherine.</p><p>TEEN BIO AUSTEN REEF</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=300305&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The autobiography of Malcolm Xhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=28753&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780345379757/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malcolm X.</p><p>X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.</p><p>BIO X X</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=28753&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnumhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=205508&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780375945977/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The life of one of the greatest showmen who ever lived, introducing some of the amazing performers who worked for him, and reviewing the impact his show has had on the world due to its incredible popularity.</p><p>Fleming, Candace.</p><p>J BIO BARNUM FLEMING</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=205508&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Anne Frank : the diary of a young girlhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=43414&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780553296983/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=9780553296983&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A young girl’s journal records her family’s struggles during two years of hiding from the Nazis in war-torn Holland.</p><p>Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.</p><p>J 940.5315 FRANK</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=43414&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6King of the mild frontier : an ill-advised autobiographyhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=58729&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780060502508/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Whether trying to impress members of the girls' softball team--with disastrous dental results--or enduring the humiliation of his high school athletic club initiation, Crutcher's recollections of the tricky road to adulthood is both hilarious and unforgettable.</p><p>Crutcher, Chris.</p><p>TEEN BIO CRUTCHE CRUTCHE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=58729&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6I am Nujood, age 10 and divorcedhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=223364&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780307589675/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The true story of a Yemeni child bride describes her forced marriage to an abusive husband three times her age, her pursuit of the marriage's dissolution, and the cultural factors that place girls at risk in Yemeni society.</p><p>Ali, Nujood.</p><p>BIO ALI ALI</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=223364&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6I know why the caged bird sings.http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=534&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780394429861/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The famous poet writes about her remarkable grandmother, the horror of being molested, running away from home, and the unplanned pregnancy that changed her life.</p><p>Angelou, Maya.</p><p>BIO ANGELOU ANGELOU</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=534&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Janis Joplin : rise up singinghttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246707&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780810983496/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>This biography of the iconic music performer draws on anecdotes from friends and band mates and examines her relationships, musical themes, and ongoing influence.</p><p>Angel, Ann, 1952-</p><p>TEEN BIO JOPLIN ANGEL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246707&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Claudette Colvin : twice toward justicehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=201723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780374313227/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral but little-known role in the Montgomery bus strike, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.</p><p>Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-</p><p>J BIO COLVIN HOOSE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=201723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6